ZCZC MIATCMAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM COR HURRICANE GEORGES FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 43 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL AL0798 0300Z SAT SEP 26 1998 ...CORRECTION FOR STORM SURGE SECTION... AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND THE FLORIDA WEST COAST IS REPLACED WITH A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS FROM KEY LARGO SOUTHWARD AND FOR THE FLORIDA WEST COAST FROM BAYPORT SOUTHWARD. A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COAST FROM MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA TO ST. MARKS FLORIDA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF THIS AREA ON SATURDAY IN EXPECTATION OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE HURRICANE REACHING THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT FROM STUART TO KEY LARGO UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 24.9N 83.5W AT 26/0300Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT 7 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 974 MB EYE DIAMETER 25 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT WITH GUSTS TO 110 KT 64 KT.......100NE 75SE 45SW 45NW 50 KT.......120NE 100SE 75SW 100NW 34 KT.......150NE 150SE 120SW 150NW 12 FT SEAS..300NE 150SE 150SW 300NW ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 24.9N 83.5W AT 26/0300Z AT 26/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 24.7N 83.1W FORECAST VALID 26/1200Z 25.4N 84.9W MAX WIND 95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT 64 KT...100NE 75SE 45SW 45NW 50 KT...120NE 100SE 75SW 100NW 34 KT...150NE 150SE 120SW 150NW FORECAST VALID 27/0000Z 26.5N 86.5W MAX WIND 95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT 64 KT...100NE 75SE 45SW 45NW 50 KT...120NE 100SE 75SW 100NW 34 KT...150NE 150SE 120SW 150NW FORECAST VALID 27/1200Z 27.7N 87.9W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 64 KT...100NE 75SE 45SW 45NW 50 KT...120NE 100SE 75SW 100NW 34 KT...150NE 150SE 120SW 150NW STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS... ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 24.9N 83.5W EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE OUTLOOK VALID 28/0000Z 29.0N 88.6W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT 50 KT...120NE 100SE 75SW 100NW OUTLOOK VALID 29/0000Z 31.5N 89.5W...INLAND MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT NEXT ADVISORY AT 26/0900Z GUINEY STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT2 AND WMO HEADER WTNT72 KNHC. NNNN